Car's Filthy? At Least Clean Your Headlights

You already know that the melted rock salt that splatters
onto your car from treated roadways in the wintertime can leave
an unsightly, translucent white and grey film all over the
exterior of your vehicle.


You may also be aware that, if left unwashed, that rock
salt film can have a c...
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Your Tires Are Trying To Tell You Something

If it were time for you to replace your tires, would you
know? The majority of drivers wouldn't, according to an tire
industry group.


The Rubber Manufacturers Association found
that 13 percent of vehicles on the road had at least one bald
tire,
according to a recent ABC News
repo...
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Are Your Tires Resisting You?

Are your tires resisting you? If so, it could be costing
you money at the fuel pump.


It might seem odd to consider, but even when properly
inflated and rolling in dry conditions, your tires encounter
friction as they move along the road surface. Yes, they have a
lot less friction than...
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Essential Tips for Driving in Fog

Fog can form whenever a humid air mass is cooled, either by
dropping temperatures at night or when the warmer air moves over
cold ground. Large temperature swings between day and night (from
the mid 50s to the low 30s, for example) are ripe for the
creation of dangerous, foggy driving con...
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Frigid Temperatures and Your Tires

Frigid, life-threatening cold weather is one of the worst
times to be changing a tire on the shoulder of a roadway.
Unfortunately, it's one of the times that it's most likely to
happen.


When a record breaking cold snap hit much of the
continental U.S. in early January, motorist assist...
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